Question

Hippos（河马）live in Africa. Their sweat（汗水）is red. Sometimes they walk a long way to find water. In fact（事实上）hippos walk in the water. They can’t swim.

Hippos love to play in the water in the day. They liked to eat plants（植物）at night. They never eat meat. They are easy to be angry.

An adult（成年的）hippo is about 3,000 kg. He can run very fast. But he cannot run a long way. His longest tooth is about 60 cm. His open mouth is big. A child can get into it.

Crocodiles（鳄鱼）eat young hippos. But they cannot hurt adult hippos.

1.Hippos can’t______ in the water.

A.runB.swimC.walkD.jump

2.Hippos never eat ______ .

A.meatB.plants

C.leavesD. fruit

3.Two adult hippos are about ______ kg.

A.2,000B.3,000

C.4,000D. 6,000

4.The mother hippos often go with their children because ______ .

A.the baby hippos are very naughty（顽皮的）

B.they like their children

C.crocodiles may eat baby hippos

D.they like to play games with them

5.The underlined（划线的）word “hurt” from the last paragraph means “______ ” in Chinese.

A.伤害B.帮助

C.抚养D.破坏

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍了河马的生活习性。河马生活在非洲，不会游泳，只是在水中行走。河马以植物为食，不吃肉，容易生气。河马还体积庞大，奔跑迅速。

1.In fact，hippos walk in the water. They can’t swim.可知，河马不会游泳。故选B。

2.细节理解题。由文章信息They liked to eat plants at night. They never eat meat可知，河马从来不吃肉。故选A。

3.】推理判断题。由文章信息An adult hippo is about 3,000 kg可知，两头成年河马可重达6000kg。故选D。

4.推理判断题。由文章信息Crocodiles eat young hippos.可知，河马妈妈和小河马待在一起是因为鳄鱼可能会吃掉小河马。故选C。

5.词义猜测题。由文章信息Crocodiles eat young hippos. But they cannot hurt adult hippos.

可知，鳄鱼吃小河马，但是他们不能伤害成年河马。hurt在这儿是“伤害”的意思。故选A。

考点：科普环保类短文阅读。